Improvement in mallets



S. M. WILLIS.

Mallets.

Patented July 1, 1873.

UNITED STATES PATENT QFFICE.

SILAS M. WILLIS, OF ATHOL, MASSACHUSETTS.

IMPROVEMENT IN MALLETS.

Specification forming part of Letters Patent No. 140,395, dated July 1,1873; application filed March 15, 1873.

To all whom Lt may concern:

Be it known that I, SILAS M. WILLIs, of Athol, in the county ofWorcester and State of Massachusetts, have invented a new and usefulImprovement in Mallets and I do hereby declare the following to be afull, clear, and exact description of the same, reference being had tothe accompanying drawings,in whichvention, I will particularly describeit.

A is the body of the mallet, and B is the handle of the same. 0 is askin of rawhide firmly cemented to the face of the body A. Ordinary gluewill not answer satisfactorily for this purpose, because its brittlenesswhen thoroughly dry causes the skin to become separated from the woodafter a number of blows have been received. I therefore apply thearticle known as Chinese cement mixed with a portion of fish-glue orisinglass.

Having described my invention, what I claim as new is Amallet, A, with askin of rawhide cemented to its face, substantially as set forth.

SILAS M. WILLIS. Witnesses FARWELL F. FAY, H. N. MAYHEW', AMos B. DAY.

